WHOD (94.5
FM) is a
radio station licensed to serve
Jackson, Alabama
Jackson is a city in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. The population was 5,557 at the 2020 census. It was one of three wet settlements in an otherwise-dry county.
Geography
Jackson is located along the western border of Clarke County at ...
, United States. The station is owned by Thomas Butts, through licensee Pine City Radio, LLC.
Until mid-November 2017, WHOD aired a
variety hits music format featuring programming from
ABC Radio and
Jones Radio Network.
In addition to its usual music programming, WHOD and sister station WBMH aired the football and baseball games of Jackson High School, Leroy High School, Washington County High School, Jackson Academy, and
Clarke Preparatory School
Clarke Preparatory School is a private PK-12 school in Grove Hill, Alabama.
History
Grove Hill Academy was founded in 1970 by the Clarke School Foundation Inc. as a segregation academy. In 1972, Grove Hill was accredited by the Alabama Private Sc ...
. WHOD was also an affiliate of the Crimson Tide Sports Network.
History
WHOD signed on in 1948 as WHOD, licensed then to
Homestead, PA. WHOD became
WAMO in 1956.
In November 1982, control of Vogel-Ellington Corporation, the station's licensee at the time, was transferred from William R. Vogel to William R. Vogel Jr. The transfer was approved by the FCC on December 17, 1982, and the transaction was consummated on March 2, 1983. In May 1988, Vogel-Ellington Corporation reached an agreement to sell this station to Radio Station WHOD Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 14, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on July 1, 1988.
In February 1994, Radio Station WHOD Inc. reached an agreement to sell this station. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 7, 1994, and the transaction was consummated on April 25, 1994.
The station was assigned the WHOD call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission on December 31,
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
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In July 2017, WHOD changed their format to variety hits, branded as "Smash Hits 94.5".
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In mid-November 2017, WHOD went silent (off the air).
References
External links
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HOD
Hod or HOD may refer to:
* Brick hod, a long-handled box for carrying bricks or mortar
* Coal scuttle, bucket-like container for carrying coal
* Hawk (plasterer's tool), used to hold plaster
* a container used to hold clams when clam digging
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Mass media in Clarke County, Alabama
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